LEADER 02864nam 2200589 a 450 001 9910778339903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-58901-307-7 010 $a1-4356-2718-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000482455 035 $a(EBL)547793 035 $a(OCoLC)648711572 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000136085 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11147064 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000136085 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10064103 035 $a(PQKB)10296593 035 $a(OCoLC)614491962 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse15240 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL547793 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10236748 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC547793 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000482455 100 $a20060130d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDefending probabilism$b[electronic resource] $ethe moral theology of Juan Caramuel /$fJulia A. Fleming 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cGeorgetown University Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (226 p.) 225 1 $aMoral traditions series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-58901-113-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [153]-194) and index. 327 $aSituating probabilism: the ethical theory and its significance for Caramuel -- Advocating probabilism: Caramuel's early writings and the proof-texts they provided for his critics -- Using probabilism: avoiding improbable warfare and making peace with Protestants -- Protecting probabilism: the Apologema as an answer to probabilism's critics -- Explaining probabilism: the Apologema's project of education -- Redefining probabilism: the Dialexis de Non-Certitudine -- Remembering probabilism: the contemporary significance of Caramuel's legacy. 330 $aThrough the centuries, at the heart of Catholic moral theology is a fundamental question: How do we behave responsibly in the face of moral uncertainty? Attempts to resolve problems of everyday life led to the growth of a variety of moral systems, one of which emerged in the early 17th century and was known as probabilism. This method of solving difficult moral cases allowed the believer to rely upon a view that was judged defensible in terms of its arguments or the authorities behind it, even if the opposite opinion was supported by stronger arguments or more authorities. The theologian Juan 410 0$aMoral traditions series. 606 $aProbabilism 606 $aChristian ethics 615 0$aProbabilism. 615 0$aChristian ethics. 676 $a241/.042092 700 $aFleming$b Julia A$01557757 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778339903321 996 $aDefending probabilism$93821620 997 $aUNINA